It was either this or the stomach scene. What's YOUR favourite unexpected disturbing scene from a film?
@KanyeLoverBoy8 ай бұрын
Idk
@f0xyLuv8 ай бұрын
Probably the basement ghost scene from Parasite Edit: Or the diner scene in Mulholland Drive
@KanyeLoverBoy8 ай бұрын
@@f0xyLuv Dang, I didn’t even think of that
@liamsheahan92108 ай бұрын
It's not a movie that I have revisited much, I think I've seen it twice maybe, but as a kid I remember finding the sudden unexpected fate of Ron Perlman's character in Enemy At the Gates shocking and stomach churning in a way I couldn't define. Brilliantly executed and unexpected though. Maybe I should rewatch that movie...
@mavillejones59088 ай бұрын
The shotgun scene in this movie. So sudden and unexpected. And also the dog attacks
@Vujo3578 ай бұрын
It is fair to mention brilliant acting by Antoan Yelcin, especially in the door scene
@jaywhangmakes8 ай бұрын
RIP Anton my man
@iangeorge79138 ай бұрын
Yelcin's screams and cries make that scene so much more harrowing
@kunaikai8 ай бұрын
*Anton Yelchin
@v.xien.7 ай бұрын
Rip he was so amazing :( fuck that jeep that crushed him
@suezcontours66537 ай бұрын
@@v.xien. He was the Tom Holland before Tom Holland rose to fame
@sophiaisabelle018 ай бұрын
Green Room still feels a lot more frightening considering deep down we all experience existential dread and paranoia. It feels as though this film is capable of exploring heavy-handed themes that not all horror films have all the capacity to showcase in a more or less subtle manner.
@officialmasqq_5948 ай бұрын
@devstuff2576 Cheers Dev, great input you're on a roll today
@walkinwalker97688 ай бұрын
I do not agree, this film is super over the top and i find this scene cool because it is the most realistic in the movie, and it is a shocking contrast. Like, i dont see how being hunted by a neonazi-run drug operation can be a day to day stressor.
@furiousapplesack8 ай бұрын
@@walkinwalker9768 Anarchists, which the band was, definitely do deal with them regularly and are no stranger to fighting them. Especially in the Northwest, where the film takes place. And especially in the 90's, which it appears to take place in.
@rickc21028 ай бұрын
existential dread is for nonexistentialists
@loganjerland7 ай бұрын
If by existential dread you mean neo nazis then yeah, i guess thats existential...
@bigpoppa60598 ай бұрын
That door scene is one of the hardest movie scenes to get through. Have friends who wont watch it at all because of it. Great movie though
@pristinedecision18777 ай бұрын
The most gut wrenching scene I have ever seen on film is from Snowtown (2011).
@Fennywap596 ай бұрын
This scene is not even that bad a guy got his arm hacked a couple times it’s a horror movie what do u expect butterflies and rainbows?
@theclockman7756 ай бұрын
@@Fennywap59I think he means the reactions of the people around and the fact his hand is hanging by a thread by the time it’s over
@FrostytheWicked4 ай бұрын
@@Fennywap59 Wow I am so glad that everyone reacts the same way to things. You are so right and not wrong at all.
@TTVBunnyDougie4 ай бұрын
Brother... Amen. That movie is fucking brutal.
@honeyzoid78058 ай бұрын
Green Room was a total random pick for movie night, and I LOVED IT. huge horror fan
@tobypark20457 ай бұрын
Watched it in a similar fashion, mind totally blown😂
@grantpowell41355 ай бұрын
Caught it on a random day and boy wasn't ready for that
@Lady_Vengeance8 ай бұрын
Great breakdown, but I think you can go even farther. What makes "that scene" special to me isn't only the technique you described-implication and suggestion, abrupt violence, a masterclass in building tension-but also the one-two punch of unexpected violence that manages to catch even hardened viewers off-guard. As you noted, the scene builds and builds to the horrific reveal of Pat's butchered arm. The protagonists manage to close and secure the door, and render the bouncer, who is stuck inside the room with them, helpless. This ostensible climax results in an enormous release of tension for the audience. Which Saulnier immediately follows with an abrupt shot of Amber slicing open the bouncer's stomach with a box cutter. Saulnier weaponizes your relief. It is this second act of unexpected violence that truly subverts the viewer's expectation and makes for an unforgettable, albeit unsettling, memory lingering long after the film has ended.
@lo.lo_marie5 ай бұрын
Sooooo do you do video essays or what?? (Aka time to start😭)
@Keter00111 күн бұрын
Surprised he didn’t mention this
@CamDominusRex8 ай бұрын
It’s nice when the writers don’t assume the audience is dumb and spell out scenes and plots
@TheSCPStudio5 ай бұрын
It’s also funny that people think they’re smarter than average for understanding things like this lol.
@claires10632 ай бұрын
@@TheSCPStudio It's also funny that you're the one being a pretentious loser here.
@TheWeekIReview8 ай бұрын
Man, I will never forget the first time I saw those Red Laces. Also walking out of the press screening in like February knowing for sure that that was the best movie I'd see that year and not even being sad about it.
@williamwright46788 ай бұрын
When she screams “they’re killing us!” Gives me chills… that would be a horrifying situation to be in.
@SpikimaMovies8 ай бұрын
Dang never got to watch it in theaters so i envy you! Tho i dono how i'd have handled that scene in theaters oof
@lenorebunny8 ай бұрын
I would LOVE to see you cover The Eyes Of My Mother (2016). One of the most simultaneously beautiful and terrifying films I've ever seen, using explicit and implied violence. Incredible story telling that left me thinking and made it among my favorite contemporary films to this day.
@dommyboysmith8 ай бұрын
I'm so glad people are finally finding that movie. Thought I was the only person that had ever seen it for so long. Noone ever talks about it. Now all of a sudden it's popping up everywhere.
@moeezS8 ай бұрын
Oh god, that was a horrifying film. Just the whole aspect of being a victim not being able to talk, that chilled me to my bone. I saw this film with the director at a Q&A in Prince Charles Cinema. Was a hoot with the audience.
@Em-uy9wj7 ай бұрын
One of the most upsetting and well done films I’ve ever seen, it’ll never leave my mind
@SuperMiIk8 ай бұрын
This movie stayed with me for a very long time
@kylebridgett39418 ай бұрын
Green Room and Bone Tomahawk are two of my all time favorite movies. RIP Anton
@orangepeelqueen27878 ай бұрын
The curb stomp... that in particular has always haunted me.
@jakbec35888 ай бұрын
Green room is great. Real horror of being in the wrong place at the worst time. One tiny decision can change you’re entire life. Terrifying.
@sophiaisabelle017 ай бұрын
Green Room is highly underappreciated. You know how some films just captivate you the moment you start watching them, this just happens to be one of them. The eerie cinematography, the writing, and the careful and precise thought being incorporated into the majority of the scenes just astounds you.
@Movie_Monsters8 ай бұрын
This is one of my favorite thrillers of all time! It deserves so much more recognition. Thanks for covering it and making such incredible videos. Cheers!
@gagegallicchio55578 ай бұрын
This is the first movie in a while that actually had me yelling at my tv rooting for the main characters to win. I showed it to my friends and they had the same reaction lol.
@Saintletha8 ай бұрын
Love this movie. It doesn't get enough attention. I read somewhere that the scene where Werm drags Emily by the knife in her head was something the director had seen in a [prison-maybe] documentary and it horrified with him. So much so that he had to include it into this movie. Saulnier's movies are so atmospheric. They start off dreamy and then you realize its a nightmare.
@negligent_omnicide8 ай бұрын
Jeremy Saulnier, man. Goddamn. I would highly suggest Blue Ruin to anyone who liked Green Room. And if feeling slightly more adventurous, his first feature length film, Murder Party, isn’t terrible.
@viljamtheninja8 ай бұрын
Blue Ruin is wonderful, and Murder Party is downright hilarious. Laughed my ass off at many moments. And while the meta-discussion in the movie about art and pretentiousness might, ironically, end up a little too pretentious for some, I think it worked pretty well.
@negligent_omnicide8 ай бұрын
@@viljamtheninja Honestly, it has been a number of years since I sat down and watched Murder Party. I remember it being strange with some dark humor. I had forgotten about the “art project” plot line. Considering it’s been more than a decade since I saw it (*and* it was long before I was comfortable referring to myself as an artist), I should give it another go with a new perspective. Thank you for your comment.
@IchiEyes8 ай бұрын
Hold the Dark is fantastic, too. I know it's his more divisive movie, but something about it just sticks so much with me. Well-acted, especially from Wright and Skarsgard, gorgeously shot with this thick air of dread, and the violence is so dry and matter-of-fact. The plot being more obtuse than BR and GR hinders it to a lot of people, I know, but I love it.
@negligent_omnicide8 ай бұрын
@@IchiEyes I’ll have to check that one out. I haven’t been movie-ing the way I used to, for a handful of years now. I didn’t even know Hold the Dark existed. Thank you!
@IchiEyes8 ай бұрын
@@negligent_omnicide It's on Netflix. Wish they'd release it physically
@ren0v8ed788 ай бұрын
You add so much rich context to so many films that I adore. Keep doing what you’re doing. It’s great!
@crazydave..8 ай бұрын
one of my favorite movies. it’s so good, gory, and intense, the only movie to truly scare me
@breathoffreshair77958 ай бұрын
i hate watching movies like green room, similar to clockwork orange in my head, pretty much all of what happens is both realistic and likely to have happened to real humans. youre watching a snuff essentially and i just cant bring myself to ever be "entertained" beyond admiring the artistic creation of it. That being said green room took me for an absolute ride, i went in blind and was thoroughly satisfied by how the pacing was, so akin to a normal day . the director did a stunning job. they wrapped the movie up in a pretty bow which i wasnt expecting as well so thats a plus to me . also color design was amazing and something i FELT when watching the film
@strawberrybaz6 ай бұрын
Yeah, no wonder Green Room stuck to me when I think about horror movies Instantly fell in love with it and can't forget it now
@aneffortlesssmile8 ай бұрын
Reason I like your channel and content is it gets me to watch movies I didn't know about or have been holding off on for too long. Thank you very much!
@justin___8 ай бұрын
I watched this movie, foolishly, on a plane. I went in it completely blind and hoooo boy. I felt like I was trying to crawl inside myself inside-out in how much I was cringing at everything. It was so, so, so awful and so, so, so engaging. As my 9-year-old niece said when she first rode the Matterhorn sled at Disneyland: I loved it and I hated it, but I loved, but I hated it!
@leetogo33338 ай бұрын
Amazing, that's one of the scenes I didn't even remember. When I think of the movie, so many scenes come to mind that make me shudder. I think the stomach scene is much more disturbing.
@DamoBWare7 ай бұрын
The cast really put on a clinic in this movie! Amazing! Sir Patrick Stewart as a villain? Wild! Loved it!
@Leexcii8 ай бұрын
Can you cover "When Evil Lurks"?
@MsMetastatic6 ай бұрын
I love how old this movie is, yet still brings chills to people that have seen it years later.
@matthewkalapuch8 ай бұрын
And Jeremy Saulnier's secret weapon, Macon Blair. Anybody reading this who hasn't seen Blue Ruin yet, please watch it.
@amberwoodward71848 ай бұрын
ugh thank you! I love this movie so much - I think it's one of the smartest and most effective, and yet understated, horror movies out there. Love your last line - I always that was a brilliant cut.
@vincentshadetree8 ай бұрын
2:37 Maaaannnn, 😁 you made me Wooooo, just remembering this scene! If I wasn't already locked in on the movie, this scene did the trick. That had me imagining how horrible that would of been trapped in that tug of war while you're being hacked at.
@Lancaster228 ай бұрын
I remember when I watched this when it came out I watched it blind with no trailer or anything and I was so on edge. I watch so many movies that I usually don’t get uneasy or anxious like I did with green room. This specific scene made my stomach turn and i felt nauseous for the rest of the film. I put Green Room in high regard specifically for my initial experience with it
@danwilliams25518 ай бұрын
The arm is awful and will stay with me, don't get me wrong, but what Amber does with the box cutter right after this scene is one of the few things in cinema where I literally can't look at the screen.
@jessiegashler4276 ай бұрын
Same. So brutal
@NoMoreCrumbs8 ай бұрын
Rest in peace Anton Yelchin, gone too soon. What a film to have as your last ever, though
@mocuishle10288 ай бұрын
ODD THOMAS is another great film that Anton starred in. Not too many people have seen it but it’s good.
@strawberry-cz8ye7 ай бұрын
every single violent scene in green room is unexpected.. that's why its so good lol - it makes my stomach hurt every time
@TaalpatarShepai8 ай бұрын
This movie took me by surprise ..I was just looking for a film to watch while having my dinner...And boom..
@backabeyond8 ай бұрын
Great content as usual. Always making the movies I love, more interesting and enjoyable.
@guyatridaskerr46768 ай бұрын
the girl saying " they're killing us_ when she sees the rad laces. Amazing acting
@Cugelclever5 ай бұрын
again, you make the best film essays online. Thanks.
@jonahsalk25497 ай бұрын
The curb stomp scene in American History X is definitely not off screen.
@tacioob23378 ай бұрын
That one scene in Bone Tomahawk still haunts me to this day. It's so unexpected and brutal 😢
@Benjy13 ай бұрын
This movie absolutely slaps. only reason I discovered it was because I was an Anton Yelchin binge. everyone who likes thrillers should watch this. a horror movie that could absolutely take place in real life and probably similar situations have
@Alexander_Mandradjiev8 ай бұрын
Great work man!
@alaandies_8 ай бұрын
So great and amazingly well done content. You're a genius 👏
@JakeSandersonMusic5 ай бұрын
I remember seeing this movie in the theater. Including me, it was like 12 people. After the arm scene happened, went from 12 to like 4. I knew at that point I was watching a, dare I say, masterpiece.
@Bruuuull7 ай бұрын
This movie is so stressful 😭 I have only been able to watch it once, every time that I tried to rewatch it, I just can’t.
@justinholtman7 ай бұрын
Such an underrated film.
@sillylung2 ай бұрын
Yo Bone Tomahawk is such an underrated movies. It is such a shame that more people dont ever talk about it. It put a huge smile on my face when i heard to mention it.
@Ez.bake_evan8 ай бұрын
I saw this movie years ago and it really surprised me. I was in a very similar band growing up and this felt like something that could actually happen.
@canislupus46556 ай бұрын
When I was in college my friends and I would have a movie night on the weekends, and the first time I volunteered to pick a movie I picked Green Room. I was not allowed to pick the movies after that. I did warn them, though. I don’t think they quite realized how bad it was going to be.
@ryanvandoren15196 ай бұрын
Without a doubt, in my top ten movies of all time.
@beanie10898 ай бұрын
Dude, you nailed this one! Great description of why this film ‘worked.’ Green Room is friggin awesome!👍❤️
@Sarah-qx4vz5 ай бұрын
The kids in this movie pissed me off so much. It’s like, no shit you got yourselves in this predicament 😂
@401RISaint6 ай бұрын
Green room excels because it is 100% plausible and realistic.
@rosenrot2345 ай бұрын
God that Pans Labyrinth scene still haunts me. Del Toro seriously had that scene in the perfect spot pace wise
@SpacePlan107 ай бұрын
Green Room is a film, like Liam Gavin’s A Dark Song, that I’ve only watched once despite absolutely loving it. I don’t want to risk losing that sense of awe I got from watching it.
@jo_ozus8 ай бұрын
Fantastic movie! Incredibly tense all the way through
@desertfox7386 ай бұрын
This was one that I was really glad I saw in theaters, has some of the most shocking gore I’ve seen in a movie. And it really felt like any character could die at any moment.
@kyliejennerismymom8 ай бұрын
fav channel fr
@Joecozer6 ай бұрын
omg i forgot how crushing the lust murder scene from se7en is to watch, truly horrifying with almost zero on screen violence
@thunderhead19695 ай бұрын
Green Room and Blue Ruin are both brilliant
@alexmartin31438 ай бұрын
I had to split watching Bone Tomahawk. It really divided the room straight down the middle as well. One day i hope i have the guts to sit down collect my two halves and finish that scene.
@TheRealBrandonMcDuff8 ай бұрын
That one kill from Bone Tomahawk, literally affected me for a month
@davidmcguire80418 ай бұрын
Green Room and Blue Ruin were probably my biggest and most motivating influences for beginning to try to write my own movies. I see now that they have some amount of DNA (arguably) in NWR’s Pusher trilogy, namely that criminals are rarely cool and frequently make mistakes and fail to get away with things or come out ahead most of the time… and that stories like that are much more compelling than the ones where everything works out pretty much okay. If you’re looking for ideas for movies, my short list of things up you’re alley I’m (fairly) sure you haven’t covered: Possessor and Infinity Pool; Raid 2: Barendal; and perhaps Enemy and Prisoners as a Jake G Denis V double feature. Cheers.
@viljamtheninja8 ай бұрын
I don't entirely agree that stories like that are by default more compelling. In fact, they would not be so compelling *if not for the fact* that stories where things do work out are far more common. Their appeal largely lies in the subversion of expectations, which makes them so much more shockingly effective. That means that their effect on the viewer also to a large extent relies on that viewer's previous experience with cultural and movie tropes that need to prime those expectations in the first place. Now don't get me wrong, I love movies like these, I'm a huge fan of Saulnier and a few other things you mentioned. But I think it should be remembered that movies that find a lot of appeal in subverting expectations lose a lot of that appeal once movie tropes inevitably gradually change. The subversion often ends up becoming the contrived stereotype. Like how the mysterious vagabond Western film protagonist was subverted and deconstructed by being shown as a broken, vulnerable man who hides his tormented self behind a veneer of silent mystique, which soon enough turned into an incredible predictable trope with the inevitable tragic backstory exposition somewhere toward the end of the second act usually. So, point is, both kinds of movies have their merit, and it's always good to be able to switch it up rather than just deciding on doing one specific thing, because otherwise one falls into the trap of predictability oneself.
@getsmart37018 ай бұрын
An exceptional horror, all the more so by being very believable. Great acting, great atomsphere and great directing.
@Heartless_Henryyyy8 ай бұрын
grew up in the local eugene scene w a lot of friends in bands n when i saw this movie it scared the shit outta me, something bout the violence is so shocking and abrupt that it feels realistic in that way n just seemed like some shit that could fr happen
@tyrontheconqueror66258 ай бұрын
I think about this scene often
@cambruh59928 ай бұрын
Oooo the Imprint short film by Takashi Miike for Masters of Horror. The bamboo shards under fingernails...
@hapikohw8 ай бұрын
Thank you for this! People don't talk about Green Room enough
@chaoticfirearm8 ай бұрын
I really hope Jeremy Saulnier and Macon Blair do another horror thriller like this and Blue Ruin. The atmospheres they created in those two films are suffocating and terrifying.
@viljamtheninja8 ай бұрын
Absolutely, I love both movies. I also loved Saulnier's Hold the Dark but apparently a lot of people didn't, and I suppose I can understand that.
@timgriffin33684 күн бұрын
Took sooooome time but my favorite was the surprising connection between Anton and the blonde girl.
@horror_hound70198 ай бұрын
This is one of my favorite movies
@thehorrorarchive7 ай бұрын
Now we need a video on Meatball Machine (2005)
@auroralee39347 ай бұрын
Rest in peace Anton Yelchin❤️ my first ever crush after seeing him in Steven Spielberg's Taken.
@shelseamonet47187 ай бұрын
This movie was so visceral, the acting was beautiful. I still can't watch it
@Nistin27768 ай бұрын
I think what freaked me out a lot was apart from the obvious, the shots of the red laces
@TheStealthyPyro4 ай бұрын
The whole color trilogy is a masterpiece! Murder party, green room, and blue ruin are insanely good films
@chiakinanami788313 күн бұрын
I just saw the cover and downloaded it thinking this is a forgotten generic slasher but turned out to be one of the freshest movied I've seen in a while. It's actually horrifying cuz this can happen in real world
@alfredodiaz35758 ай бұрын
I always laugh with the way you end your videos. You make the best video essays out there Bro!
@cheesybirdmess73498 ай бұрын
Great review! Please next Speak No Evil (2022) it's a very tough watch psychological horror I think you might like it (in a way you never want to watch it again)
@wildshubham15793 ай бұрын
Sometimes the technique is so accurate it feels it happening in front of us....
@brk19888 ай бұрын
I love that movie so much
@wowflower6 ай бұрын
This was the scene that got me off my ass and basically kneeling in front of the tv screen in anticipation for whatver the fuck happens next. Wonderfully intense movie!
@CTEagleCeltic8 ай бұрын
Joe blo just dropped a Red State video… these two movies are inextricably linked in my mind as super thrilling, horror adjacent IMO, movies… the pacing and tension in both are amazing.
@shabladooo7 ай бұрын
agree on ‘Bone Tomahawk,’ one of the few scenes where it still has some space in my head… yikes
@Nkanyiso_K8 ай бұрын
It's definitely a film I need to rewatch. Underrated cult classic
@giancarloleon99838 ай бұрын
Anyone see the movie “the humans” I’ve only seen it once but I can’t tell you how uneasy and unsettled I was by the music and shots the director chose to include in the movie lol. The movie has nothing to do with horror and yet I felt more scared watching that than most horror movies
@ludskies7 ай бұрын
I'm hardly ever squeamish but that scene, his screams, really gets under my skin.
@kelletucker73968 ай бұрын
the scene in Bone Tommyhawk messed with my head 😳
@crush30953 күн бұрын
looks like a SICK movie if it weren't for videos like these I'd never find great films
@iansmart41588 ай бұрын
Green Room is a masterpiece. One of the 10 best films of the century.
@JorgeLeonardoMartinez9982 ай бұрын
I remember when i stumbled across this channel at 8k subs
@thesean31947 ай бұрын
I watched this movie for the first time really stoned. It was not the best experience, just the feeling of dread the entire time. Great film nonetheless.
@majestyzx90818 ай бұрын
I don't know if I like this, or Blue Ruin, more. Murder party is fun, but it's horror as comedy.
@splinter011008 ай бұрын
I remember watching this for the first time, holy cow this scene was brutal and I totally unexpected
@DRKCLDSHNJI4 ай бұрын
Not to ignore the video I'm about to watch( and I'll edit this post when I make my comment on the video), but I just got the best AFK Journey Ad. I would normally skip as soon as I could, but it was Markiplier. Like, as if he was streaming. I found myself sitting there more interested in the actual game for that moment. I wasn't even upset that it was an ad, I was more surprised than anything.
@anacaeiro10498 ай бұрын
I never forgot this scene either :o
@speedingatheistАй бұрын
That scene really pissed me off. Who would stick his arm holding a gun through a slightly opened door? Good movie though.
@gaelicgaelАй бұрын
Insane I also had to stop watching and take a break at that part. The way the terror is suddenly surrounding you
@fiszafisz3 ай бұрын
Green room is so chaotic and decisions are so dumb that it's really really realistic. It made me think 2 times abt what have i said and seen before, cause i got scared for myself while watching it